When it comes to writing, I am guilty of doing things the old fashioned way. Many of my friends will watch me carrying around my leather bound journals, writing entire novels by hand, and they feel compelled to ask: "Why don't you just type it instead?" To be fair, they have a point. It takes me about twice as long (logistically speaking) to get a novel written because I first write it all by hand, then I type it. So, why don't I just skip a step and go straight to typing